Prakash Raj To Marry Pony Varma on June 24th!

It was already known that veteran actor Prakash Raj has been dating the bollywood choreographer Pony Varma and has decided to marry her soon to make their relation into formal. Now, the latest sources say that they both will marry on June 24. Recently, Prakash Raj was divorced with his wife Lalitha Kumari. He has two daughters from that marriage.

Prakash Raj has made his first public appearance with Pony Varma during the special screening of the Kannada remake of Abhiyum Naanum.

Naga Chaitanya, Kajal Movie Launch on 19th May

It is known that Naga Chaitanya has signed up a new film under the Kamakshi Kala Movies production banner. The film will be directed by a debutant, Ajay Bhuyan who had earlier directed a bollywood flick, ‘Housefull’. Kajal Agarwal is playing the female lead in the movie. V.Gnanasekhar is the cinematographer.

This yet-to-be titled film will see its formal launch on 19th May at Hyderabad. Regular shooting of the film commences from the month of June. Several tollywood biggies are expected to grace the event.

Sumanth Next Moive Under Kumar Brothers Production!

Hero Sumanth is currently busy in shootings of a couple of projects. While one flick is under the direction of Ravi C Chavali, the other one is being directed by Indraganti Mohan Krishna which has Swathi in the female lead.

The latest news is that Sumanth had now signed up a new film with under Kumar Brothers and the movie will be launched grandly in the next month. Kumar Brothers had earlier produced films such as ‘Naa Girl friend Baga Rich’ with Sivaji and ‘Saadhyam’ with Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani. This is their third film. Other details of the cast and crew of the film are yet to be announced.

Gopichand, B.Gopal Moive From Next Month!

It is earlier reported to our viewers that Gopichand’s next movie would be under the direction of B.Gopal Reddy who has earlier directed some block-buster hits. The movie will be produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas who had earlier produced ‘Lakshyam’ with Gopichand.

Briefing the details about the film, Producer said, “This film in Gopichand and B Gopal combination will be made for class as well as mass audiences. However, Gopal has prepared an aptly suitable film for Gopichand’s body language. Rasool Ellora is going to handle the cinematography and Mani Sharma will be scoring the music. We are planning to begin the regular shooting on June 7th.”

According to the buzz the female lead in the film will be played by either Anushka or Kajal Agarwal. However, the inside buzz is that Gopichand is preferring Anushka rather than Kajal. Let’s wait for the final confirmation.

‘Vedam’ Releasing World-Wide on June 3rd!

Krish’s ‘Vedam’ has finally got its release date. The movie which was supposed to release in the month of May has now got its slot in the first week of June. The movie will be releasing world-wide on June 3rd. The fans of the three stars Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka are eagerly waiting for the film’s release.

According to the buzz, the movie is postponed in order to get a wider release in maximum number of screens. The movie is being produced by Devineni Prasad, Shobu Yarlagadda on Arka Entertainement banner. M.M.Keeravani has composed the music and it has recently hit the markets.

'Bheemili-Kabadi Jattu' Audio Launch

Nani of ‘Ashta Chemma’ fame and Saranya Mohan of ‘Village lo Vinayakudu’ fame have paired up together for the new film titled as ‘Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu’. The film had its audio launch yesterday in Prasad Labs. Nani, Kajal Agarwal, RaNa, Allari Naresh, Raja, Tanish, Sharwanand, Nikhil, Varun Sandesh, Deva Katta, TLV Prasad, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Achi Reddy, Gemini Kiran and ML Kumar Chowdary had attended the function.

The film is being directed by Satya Tatineni and is being produced by NV Prasad, Paras Jain and RB Chowdary. Selva Ganesh has scored the music for the film.

On the event, director Tatineni Satya said, “We worked whole 24 hours of the day for the film. A team of eight guys are being introduced as Kabaddi team.”

Producer NV Prasad said, “Lot of talented actors and crew members will be introduced with this movie. We brought in the nativity of Uttarandhra rural area by picturizing it in Telangana. There are certain amazing things in this movie. It will be in the list of this year’s successes.”

Nani said, “I am happy to work for such a prestigious banner like Mega Super Good Films. A Kabaddi team is getting introduced with this movie. They are as good as any of the original Kabaddi teams. I am very sure about the movie’s success.”

‘Panchakshari’ Release on June 4th

Anushka’s latest film ‘Panchakshari’ had got its release date. The movie will hit the big screens on June 4th. The movie is being directed by V Samudra and is being produced by Bommadevara Ramachandra Rao while Akkineni Nagarjuna is presenting the film.

Talking about the film, Samudra said, “Panchakshari is the much awaited film. The music is already been appreciated by the listeners and I’m sure the film will be liked by the movie lovers too. Anushka will be seen in a character that has five shades. She is sure to win the hearts of family audiences especially the women. 30 minutes of graphics play a vital role.”

Producer Chandra said, “This story revolves around three aspects Aatma, Jeevaatma and Paramaatma. I thank Nagarjuna and Anushka for their support. Like ‘Ammoru’ and ‘Arundathi’, this movie will remain in the history of Telugu cinema industry. Anushka’s role is the main highlight of ‘Panchakshari’. The film is surely going to be a good entertainer in this summer.”

Andari Bandhuvaya Movie Review

Movie: Andari Bandhuvaya

My Rating: 3.5/5
Banner: Utopia Entertainers
Music: Anup Rubens
Cinematography: Gummadi Jayakrishna
Written By: Balabhadrapatruni Ramani
Producer: RK, Chandra Siddartha
Direction: Chandra Siddartha
Cast: Sharwanand, Padmapriya, Naresh, RK, M S Narayana, Krishna Bhagawan, Vijay Sai, Pragathi, Jeeva etc
Release Date: 14th May 2010

Review

Story

Nandu (Sharwanand) hails from a village and he comes to the city. He has a helpful nature and doesn’t hesitate to go out of his way to help others. His colleague Paddu (Padmapriya) is stingy to the core and believes in money saving. A situation leads Nandu to take a portion for rent in the home of Paddu and on another instance, he rushes to see his father (Naresh) in the village. Paddu accompanies him and it is here she experiences the human values and touch. New issues crop up and how Nandu and Paddu face them forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Sharwanand has been evolving as an actor with each passing movie. After his commendable performance in ‘Prasthanam’ this is yet another valuable performance in his career. He is getting better and better. He performed with great élan in many scenes and portrayed emotions wonderfully.

Padmapriya is a vision of beauty and though her low economic character makes her poor, the natural beauty still glows at all possible sequences. She has proved her mettle in the acting department as well. She appeared like senior Suhasini in some scenes.

Naresh has come up with one of his best performances in the recent past. He fits the bill well and there are few touching moments he gives.

Krishna Bhagawan was outright hilarious. His timing and his style of dialogue delivery gives splits of laughter. He is proving to be one of the most reliable comedians for the Telugu audience and is simply ‘unbeatable’.

The others were quite impressive. Especially RK, the TV artiste who plays the role of Padmapriya’s sister wearing sari, the NRI groom, they have given an impressive performance. Pragathi was natural and others were okay.

Final Analysis:

It’s a joy to watch a good movie 48 hours before the world watches it, in a premiere show. It’s a movie made by the director of ‘Aa Naluguru’. I starting watching the movie with closed mind-set at the outset. For my eyes those have watched grandeur of artificial settings on screen in many films, initially, it sounded dull and low. I looked at the hero in this film as ‘perfectionist material’ who may bring boredom through out the movie. But slowly, something captivated me and I was drowned in the bliss of humanity. I could see a Utopian Village, Utopian hero and Utopian thought…! It went on as a pleasant journey on the waters of humanity.

Any audience watches a movie connecting himself to the hero on screen. He enjoys the bliss of watching something that hero does, which he cannot do in real life. That has been the success of any cinema since 77 years in India. That has been the connection between the screen hero and common audience. If that were the case, in stead of getting connected to the violent and vulgar elements in a hero, it sounds certainly better to connect with the humanity, sacrifice and service motive in him that can be practiced in daily life.

‘Andari Bandhuvaya’ is one such movie which happens very seldom on Telugu screen. Such films should reach every eye and then surely it reaches its heart. Indeed, it’s a movie that culminates the essence of humanity with eyes and heart. One needs to look at the world with the eyes of this protagonist and need to speak with the heart of the same.

It’s a practical Vedanta, the movie showcases. ‘Live for others to enjoy the true nectar of life’ is the epitome of this film. Many dialogues and scenes in this film cut the heart deep and groove-in a pure form of thought. Writer Balabhadrapaatruni Ramani deserves right mention here.

“Pakshulaki konchem dhanyam, pasuvulaki konchem ghraasam, manishiki konchem saayam- ade jeevitam”- What a quotable dialogue?!

“Bathakadame kaadu, chaavadam kooda costly ye”- What a reality if we look at the present expensive last days on Corporate Hospital beds?!

“Nee Daggara koorchuni kaasepu edavochchaa?!”- What a human angle?! The scene between Padmapriya and Sharwanand is indeed moving.

The film is a feel good treat and it gives a strong message of how a positive outlook in life is required in today’s commercial and materialistic world. It might be too unrealistic to expect the viewers to transform once they see the film but even if one implements or demonstrates atleast 5% of the kindness then the world will be a much better place to live in. This is a clean family entertainer with its own element of humor, sentiment, drama and attachment. The dialogues are the major highlight of the movie while the script is very strong and intense. Screenplay was effective and it was supported well with the background score. Though two songs were non situational, they were well taken and quite melodious. Lyrics by Chaitanya Prasad are sensible and filled with good poetry. Editing was smooth. Costumes were suitable to the backdrop and the art department was realistic. The film has enough substance to make it big in film festival or bag few awards. All it takes is some gentle effort by the makers to promote it in the right manner. This is suitable for all genre of audience and everyone will have a point or two to take back home and use it in their life. Credit must be given to Chandra Siddartha for coming up with a thoughtful venture.

Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Moive Review

Movie: Rama Rama Krishna Krishna   
My Rating: 2.75/5
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Music: M M Keeravani
Cinematography: Sekhar V Joseph
Editing: Gautham Raju
Dialogues: M Ratnam
Art: AS Prakash
Producer: Dil Raju
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Srivass
Cast: Arjun, Ram, Priya Anand, Bindu Madhavi, Nasser, Banerjee, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam, Srinivas Reddy, Pragathi, Bharath, Gracy Singh etc
Release Date: 12th May 2010

Review

Story

Rama Krishna (Ram) is the son of a Gandhipuram village president (Nassar). His father is a strict disciplinarian and wants Rama Krishna to be perfect. Rama Krishna is a funny youngster who pretends to be good in the presence of his father but does a lot of mischief on his back. Ashok (Arjun) is a mafia don in Mumbai and he goes into a sabbatical after the death of his his wife. Ashok along with his two sisters settles in Gandhipuram. Rama Krishna unfortunately gets in to the bad books of Ashok. Meanwhile,. Ashok’s past catches up. The rest of the story is all about how Rama Krishna uses his intelligence and muscle power to achieve the good will of both his father and Ashok.

Artists Performance:

Ram comes up with yet another energetic performance. His dialogue delivery in Godavari dialect is nice. NTR gave the voiceover to the introducing of hero character.

Arjun suited the role well and he dubbed his own voice. Priya Anand is alright as female lead.
Bindu Madhavi’s role is pretty much limited. Naseer is extremely good. Brahmanandam’s character doesn’t offer required level of comedy.

Pruthvi and Bharat are entertaining. Srinivas Reddy is one of the most promising comedians who can generate laughter with his dialogues like Ali and Krishna Bhagawan. He is good in this movie. Gracy Singh did a small role as Arjun’s wife. Sekhar’s (Chatrapati fame) performance is odd in the first half.

Technical Departments:

Story of the movie is little formulaic with inspirations from films like Basha (Arjun’s character) and Bangaru Bullodu (villains searching for hero in villages). Unlike earlier movies, the director preferred straight narration where the mafia don’s role is revealed in the first scene of the movie. Srivas penned a commercially viable screenplay by mixing sentiment and action. The aspect of interval where the thread of hero converges with the thread of Arjun is the best point of the movie. Direction of the movie is okay in parts.

Title song and Sankranthi song (2nd song) in this movie are nice. Tugo Jilla comes at the right time. All other songs are not effective. The song bits (mostly rap style) are interesting. Cinematography by Sekhar V Joseph is just okay. But the producer didn’t seem to have taken proper care in post-production of the movie. There is no DI (color grading). Most of the CG work is okay (chase sequences and blasting of vehicles), but it’s hazy in some of the vital parts (especially hero’s intro scene). Dialogues by M Ratnam are good in parts. Production values are good by Dil Raju.

Final Analysis:

First half of the movie is alright. Interval episode is good. Second half becomes predictable. Climax should have been better. The plus points of this movie are Ram, Arjun and commercial elements. This movie suffers from predictability and lack of freshness in second half. On a whole, RRKK is a commercial film that is intended to cater to families and masses. We have to wait and see if this movie clicks with the target audiences or not.

'Charan Arjun' With Ram Charan and Allu Arjun

It is great news for all mega fans and multistarrer lovers. Geeta Arts is planning to make biggest multistarrer of this era with Ram Charan and Allu Arjun in the lead. The title for this film is also decided! ‘Charan Arjun’ is the title registered by Geeta Arts in film chamber. It is known from reliable sources that plans are currently on to make a film with Cherry and Bunny. Right now Allu Aravind is listening to scripts that will suit these young stars.

If this film ever happens then it will be the rebirth for multi starrers in Tollywood again. Lets wish this film to take off soon.

Nude Namitha Runs To Cover Her Body

Voluptuous beauty Namitha had to run into her vanity room out of panic as her costumes slipped off from her body while shooting for a dance sequence recently.

This incident happened during the shoot for her forthcoming film "Desadrohi" scheduled for release in November this year.

This fleshy babe has been doing lot of yoga, horse riding and dieting for quite some time to gain a slim and sexy figure. Sources said she is already slimmer by 10 kilograms.

Unaware of her slimming programme, a costume designer in Chennai has sent costumes for Namitha with her old measurements. The sexy babe wore the costumes meant for her voluptuous figure and was doing a dance sequence.

Suddenly, the clothes slipped from her body and Namitha was stunned for a moment before she gathered her slipping clothes and rushed towards her vanity room.

Sources said the crew had an ample view of her bare boobs before Namitha could cover herself. It all happened because Namitha was wearing ill-fitting clothes that were designed for her voluptuous body and not for her slim figure as the designer was not informed about the change, sources added.

Super Cowboy Movie Review

Movie: Super Cowboy  
My Rating: 2/5
Banner: SGS Entertainments
Music: G V Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: Azhagappan
Editing: Raja Mohammad
Producers: Kalpathi Agoram, Kalpathi Ganesh
Story,Screenplay & Direction: Simbu Devan
Cast: Lawrence, Padmapriya, Lakshmi Rai, Sandhya, Sai Kumar, Nasser, Manorama, Delhi Ganesh, Ilavarasu, Vaiyapuri, Ramesh Khanna, M S Bhaskar etc
Release Date: 7th May 2010

Review

Story

An ordinary watchman, Simhachalam (lawrence) faces accusation of stealing Texas Mullangi, a diamond and before he is hanged, he is saved by few cowboys (ramesh khanna, ilavarasu etc). They want him to come to their town as Simham (lawrence) who is a renegade sharp shooter but kind hearted person. They want to put an end to Nalla Thraachu (nasser) and his Inumu Kota. Is Simhachalam successful in this and whether he gets his Texas Mullangi or not forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Lawrence Raghava is usual and he has done his antics. He has shouldered the film alright and perhaps few more steps in the songs would have added that extra punch to the masses.

Padmapriya is a stunner, though her role is brief, her naturally beautiful looks give a tender feeling. Lakshmi Rai looks lusty and she made her presence felt, Sandhya was there for a song and was left in between.

Sai Kumar was good and his make up was nice, Nasser did his bit as required and he infuses life into his character though it was looking silly.

Manorama, Delhi Ganesh, Ramesh Khanna, Ilavarasu did their bit as required and added value. The highlight among the comedy gang is the duo of M S Bhaskar and his translator Vaiyapuri who have provided very good laughs.

Highlights: There were few interesting highlights such as

* the statue of Raja Nala with one liner on that as ‘bhayankara villain la aasajyoti’,
* the area name against Tamil cowboy-star Jai Shankar,
* the sponsor ad at the treasure trove
* the toll gate in the rocky terrains and
* the interpreter comedy between tribals and Telugu speaking protagonists huge art work

Set-Backs:

* Predictable old story line
* No depth of emotions
* Weak music
* Weak Choreography
* Unfinished ending (what happened to the character of Sandhya)
* Boring first half

Final Analysis:

The film is a dubbed version of the Tamil film ‘Irambu Kottai Murattu Singham’ and it must be said that it is a collation of the Hollywood and Tollywood western flicks.

Few scenes were got from ‘Kodhama Simham’ and ‘Mackennas Gold’. Though the presentation was top notch, it is the narrative and the content which was weak. The dialogues were witty and humorous, the script was weak and the screenplay was mediocre.

Background score was not up to the mark and songs were a let down. Cinematography was the real savior of the film along with the locations and exceptionally done settings by the art department.

While the first half was mild and dragging, things pick up during the second half before the climax drags a bit.

Overall, the film will appeal in bits and pieces and it is more of a visual appeal than a good adventurous story. Perhaps a focus on the utilization of the sex appeal of Lakshmi and Padmapriya along with good dose of humor would have done the trick at the box office.

‘Golimaar’ Audio Launched!

Gopichand-Puri Jagannath’s combo film, ‘Golimaar’ audio was launched yesterday at club Jayabheri. Several celebrities from tollywood such as Bellamkonda Suresh, Gopichand, VV Vinayak, Seenu Vytla, Boyapati Seenu, Puri Jagannath, Dil Raju, Bhogavally Prasad, ML Kumar Chowdary, DVV Danayya, Pokuri Babu Rao, Paruchuri Prasad, Paruchuri Kiriti, Chakri, Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar, Vijay, Shyam K Naidu, Chakri, Chinna, Vasu, Simha, Kousalya, Priyamani, Prabhas attended the event.

VV Vinayak has launched the audio CD and presented the first copy to Prabhas while Seenu Vytla launched audio cassette and presented it to to Boypati Seenu.

On the event, Puri Jagannath said, “The story of this movie is inspired by encounter specialist Daya Nayak’s life. I love the profession of police. A sub-inspector called Vali slapped me when I was a student because I was involved in a dispute. The same Vali attended the 200 days function of Pokiri as a chief guest. I couldn’t attend that function but saw him in TV and felt happy that he slapped me. His slap made me realize in not attracting to bad elements. Gopichand gave terrific performance as cop in this movie. Bellamkonda Suresh committed another project with me without looking at the final copy of this movie.”

Gopichand said, “I felt very happy when I got the opportunity to work with a big director like Puri Jagannath. I had been waiting for this opportunity from very long time. Puri is very comfortable to work with. He is very cool and relaxed person. He has shown me Daya Nayak. Bellamkonda Suresh trusted the story and director Puri Jagannath. This movie has come out very well. I wish that this movie will become a success.”

Bellamkonda Suresh said, “I introduced VV Vinayak as a director. But I felt very happy when he announced a movie with my son as hero when my position was getting down. VV Vinayak is the reason for my strong position today.”

‘Awara’ In Theaters From May 14th

Karthi’s ‘Awara’ is gearing up for its release on 14th, May. The movie was earlier supposed to release on May 7th. However, it got postponed to 14th now. The movie is a romantic-action entertainer.

Tamannaah plays a female lead opposite Karthi in this movie and is directed by Lingusamy while produced by KE Gnyanavel on Studio green Banner. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music. Vennelakanti has penned the dialogues of Telugu version.

On speaking about the film Karthi said “Lingusamy has come up with excellent characterization in Awara. Like my earlier film ‘Yuganiki Okkadu’, Awara also will enthrall Telugu audience.”

Simha’s Roaring Records!

Bala Krishna’s recently released movie “Simha” is running successfully in theatres with a good talk. As per some media sources “Distributers collected Rs. 25 Crores in just 4 days of the movie release. As per expectations Simha could cross Bala Krishna’s previous movie collection records of ‘Samara Simha reddy’ and ‘Narasimha Naidu’. As per the sources estimations, movie could collect 30-40 crores in first week”.

Besides this, Simha’s success made Bala Krishna much busier in the industry. Dasari-Ballaya Combo ‘Param veera Chakra’ movie was announced and will start its filming in the month of June. Bala Krishna has also signed up a film with Puri Jagannath. Stay tuned for more updates on these two projects.

Sachin R Tendulkar On Twitter

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Jr NTR's 'Shakti' Release in December!

Jr.NTR’s latest film ‘Shakti’ will release world-widely on December 24th. The movie is being touted as a socio- fantacy film. This is one of the big budgets of Jr.NTR’s films. The film’s third schedule is planned to be filmed in the month of June at Ladakh. The movie was earlier shot in Rajasthan.

Meher Ramesh of Kantri fame is directing the film. ‘Shakti’ is being produced by Aswini Dutt on ‘Vyjayanthi Movies’ banner. Ileana is playing NTR’s lady love in the film. The film has music by Mani Sharma and cinematography by Sameer Reddy.

Prabhas, Kajal Pairs Up Again!

Darling has received good response across world-wide. Prabhas and Kajal Agarwal had shared the screen space for the first time. Since, their chemistry has worked well on-screen in the film the film-makers are casting the duo once again in another film.

It is known that Prabhas has signed up a new film under the direction of Dasarath and now, Kajal Agarwal is roped in as a female lead in the flick. ‘Dil’ Raju will be producing the film and the film-makers are scouting for yet another heroine for the second lead. Meanwhile, Kajal’s new film ‘Merupu’ with Ram Charan Tej under the direction of Dharani was launched.

Dil Raju Bags Nizam Rights of ‘Vedam’

The much-anticipated multi-starrer film ‘Vedam’ is gearing up for its release on May 20th. Vedam has Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj, Anushka, Deeksha Seth and Manoj Bajpai in the central roles. The film’s audio was launched yesterday at Hyderabad. The latest news is that Dil Raju has bagged the entire Nizam area’s distribution rights of Vedam.

Radhakrishna (Krish) is directing the film and Shobhu Yarlagadda and Devineni Prasad are jointly producing it under ‘Arka Entertainment’ banner. M.M.Keeravani is scoring the music for the film.

Srikanth's ‘Sevakudu’ Completes 2nd Schedule

Srikanth’s new film ‘Sevakudu’ has completed its second schedule of its shooting and is progressing towards third schedule which will begin from May 16th. Few crucial scenes and a song were canned in the last schedule. The song was choreographed by Amma Rajasekhar in 3 different sets.

Vimala Raman is playing the female lead in the film. V.Samudra is directing the film and cameraman turned producer M Sudhakar is producing it under the banner, Sri Maha Ganapathi Films. The film has story by Swamy, music by Srikanth Deva and fights by Selva.

Allu Arjun and Manoj's ‘Vedam’ Audio Launch!

Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka multi-starrer flick ‘Vedam’ audio was launched yesterday at Taj Banjara, Hyderabad. Vedam is directed by Krish and produced by Arca Media. The film has music by M M Keeravani. The audio launch event is graced by Allu Arjun, Anushka, Manoj, Manoj Bajpai, Lekha Washington, Daksha Seth and Ramulu and Dil Raju.

Talking on the event, Allu Arjun said, “Many people questioned why I selected this film when I had lot of chances as a lead hero in many big budget films. I loved the script and this is the only film that I didn’t narrate it to my father before I signed. When he saw the flick recently, he complimented me as an actor for the first time. He also said that it would be remain as one of the great films that I did in my career. I am so happy to be part of this film made by Krish. I would like to express how much I adore Anushka on this stage. It is our fortune to have an actress like Anushka. She is simple superb.”

Ram Charan's ‘Orange’ In October!

Ram Charan Teja’s ‘Orange’ has completed its long foreign schedules of shooting and the unit has come back from Australia. The latest buzz is that the movie might hit the big screens in the first week of October. October happens to be the festive season of Dussera and the big budgets get lined up for releases.

Orange is being directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and K. Naga babu is producing it under his banner Anjana Productions. K.Venkat Rao will present the film. Genelia is playing the female lead in the film while Shazahn Padamsee and Sanchita Shetty will be seen in other crucial roles. The film has music by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography by Gafi.

Bala Krishna’s Next Movie Titled ‘Param Veera Chakra’!

It is earlier reported to our viewers that Bala Krishna’s next film will be directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Now, the script for the film seems to be ready. Interestingly, this is 150th directorial for Dasari. The film is now tentatively titled as “Param Veera Chakra”. This is being touted as a sequel to legendary actor, Late NTR’s ‘Bobbili Puli’ film which is directed by Dasari. The formal announcement of the film will be made on May 6th.

Meanwhile Bala Krishna’s much awaited film ‘Simha’ which has hit the screens recently is receiving good response from the audiences and Dasari Narayana Rao’s 149th directorial ‘Young India’ will be releasing shortly.

Victory Venkatesh In Teja Direction

Victory Venkatesh has signed up a new film under the direction of Teja. The script of the film has been finalized by Venkatesh recently.

‘Savitri’ is the title under consideration for the film. Teja who always prefers directing films with youngsters is first time directing a big star. His last flick was ‘Keka’ in 2008 which resulted as a dud at the box-office.

Meanwhile Venky’s new film, ‘Nagavalli’ which is the sequel of Chandramukhi has recently launched which will be directed by P.Vasu and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh.

Ram Charan’s ‘Merupu’ Launched

Ram Charan’s fourth film ‘Merupu’ under the direction of Dharani has been launched today at Rama Naidu studios. Several celebrities of T-Town graced the event. Mega Star Chiranjeevi had sounded the clap board for the muhurat shot while Ramanaidu switched on the camera.

‘Merupu’ is being produced by NV Prasad and Paras Jain jointly. Kajal Agarwal plays female lead in the film. The film has dialogues by Paruchuri brothers, music by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography by PC Sreeram art by Thota Tharani and editing by VT Vijayan.

On the event Dharani said, “This is my first movie in this banner. There are big expectations on Ram Charan Tej after Magadheera and we prepared script to match the expectations. Merupu means lightening strike. There will be high voltage in this movie. The story of the movie is about how a youngster achieved his goal. There will be lots of commercial elements in this movie.”

Devi Sri Prasad, music director of the film said, “I liked this title a lot. I am working for first time with Dharani. He is a musical lover. I am excited about working for a movie which has PC Sreeram working for it. I am a good friend of Ram Charan Tej since childhood. He used to come to my house and play with musical instruments. It is a good story and the sequences for songs are very good. Ram Charan Tej is known for legendry dances and I am preparing songs to match that image. There will be six songs.”

Ram Charan Tej said, “It is a good commercial script. I felt good after listening to the story and it caters to all the sections of audiences. I am happy that PC Sreeram is working for my film. I knew NV Prasad since I was a kid. Devi Sri Prasad is my childhood friend. I listened to the tracks and I liked them. I am doing a unique character in this movie. It will be identified by today’s youth. The story is about how a youngster becomes victorious. There is a rhythm in the story. Producers are spending good amount of money on this movie.”

Simha Movie Review

Movie: Simha   
My Rating: 3.25/5
Banner: United Movies
Music: Chakri
Cinematography: Arthur Wilson
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Producer: Paruchuri Kireeti
Story,Screenplay,Dialogues & Direction: Boyapati Sreenu
Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Sneha Ullal, Namitha, K R Vijaya, Saikumar (Malayalam), Hemanth, Rehman, Kota, Brahmi, Ali, Venu Madhav, Dharmavarapu, L B Sriram, Krishna Bhagawan etc
Release Date: 30th April 2010

Review

Story

Sriman Narayana (NBK) is a lecturer at a college and he is known for his strict way, he doesn’t stand injustice and bashes the bulbs out of anyone. In this process, he meets Janaki (Sneha) and she falls for him in due course. But Janaki has got a flashback which has to do with Sriman Narayana as well. What is that flashback? Who is Sriman Narayana? All this forms the rest of the story.

Artists Performance:

Balakrishna has come back to his original form with his punch dialogues, typical body language and mass appeal. However, age is showing on him and voice has stuttered a bit, overall he carried his bit well with his blissful smile.

Sneha Ullal is sweet but her blank expressions still continue. She must learn to open her mouth and speak while saying the dialogues. Looks wise she rocks.

Nayantara looks elegant and is all decked up like a bride at all times. Her role was brief but she did justice to it.

Namitha covers half of the screen and seems to be building up pounds with each passing film. It is about time she does something about her flab.

K R Vijaya has come back after a hiatus of sorts but she still has that composure and grace, she was the apt choice for her role.

Sai Kumar (Malayalam) was okay, Aditya Menon was apt, he has strong screen presence, Brahmi was wasted, Ali was not used, Krishna Bhagawan was barely there, Venu brought few forced smiles, Rehman was standard, LB was regular, Kota was nice, Jeevi, Kinnera, Shravan, Anand Bharathi, Sana and others did their bit to add value.

Technical Departments:

Story of the movie is not new, but follows a time-tested formula. Boyapati Seenu who mastered mass treatment to his movies like Bhadra and Tulasi made sure that there are ample commercial elements that satisfy the thrust of masses and fans. He projected Bala Krishna in the right way and extracted powerful mass performance. Screenplay of the movie is predictable. Direction is good in parts. Though masses might like it, the violence in the movie is very excessive. He should have softened blood-shed and tamed the commercial elements to make this movie a universally appealing one.

Music by Chakri is okay. Bangaru Konda is nice and it is picturized well. Cinematography is nice. Dialogues by Boyapati Seenu deserve a special mention. He wrote powerful dialogues to Bala Krishna and made sure that Bala Krishna delivers them to the maximum effect. Editing is alright. Producer has spent a lot of money on the movie and it is shown on screen.

Final Analysis:

Songs scored good marks on a whole.

‘Simha Simha…’ was shot on Namita and Balakrishna and it’s visually just ok.
‘Orabba..’ is the number shot in a pub with Balayya, Namitha and Sneha Ullal. When Sneha Ullal was seen in a frame with Namitha, she looked like a scooty beside lorry.
‘Bangaru Konda..’ has captivated with rich costumes on Nayantara and Balayya.
‘Kanulara..’ is on Nayan, Balayya and family members in temple background which is good to watch
‘Janaki Janaki..’ is with Balayya and Sneha Ullal and that’s good to watch.
The song ‘Achcha hai acha hai…’ is missing totally.

First half is average with no exciting moments and the second half is packed with high dose action-, although predictable. On a whole, it’s a treat for fans, headache for family audiences and a disappointment for those who wish to watch something new and fresh.

After a long gap, it’s a relief for Balakrishna’s fans. The movie scores good this time. But there is no freshness in story line or narration part. It’s the same old cutting heads with axe and there is some change in the design of weapon. The climax sequence is lifted from Magadheera with the fight scene in the same old place where the protagonist’s father fights and dies.

The dialogues of Balayya brought good response in theatres:

Nenu maatladetappudu nee chevule pani cheyyali. Adi tappa vere edainaa pani cheste neeku next birth day undadhu.

Charitra srushtinchalanna, tiraga raayalanna maa vamsame cheyyaali

Although they aren’t great dialogues to underline, the fans those awaited an action packed movie from many years are taking them as holy sentences.

In a fight scene Balayya’s punch of the fist lands on the face of a patient who lies in coma for 28 years. The patient gets up instantly. Doctors get stunned and exclaim, “Wow! What a wonder. Science andani power itani punch lo undi”. Thank god! The director limited the exaggeration with one scene. Otherwise, it would have become another omnibus of exaggerations.

“Language Is Not a Barrier For Me”: Tamannah

After two long years of gap, Tamannah is doing a straight film in Telugu opposite Allu Arjun in ‘Badrinath’. Her dubbed film, Awaara is also ready to hit the screens in Telugu. The actress says that Tollywood and Kollywood are equally important for her.

“Telugu and Tamil are equally important industries for me. I plan to do as much work here as I do in Tamil. It is the script, the combination of whom I am starring with, the director, my role that decides where I work. I am conscious of scripts that comes my way and not the language of the films I am doing. The working style and passion for cinema is the same every where,” says the actress.

Denying the rumors about the affair with Karthi she says “Karthi is an amazing actor and he is a fantastic person to work with. But I am not seeing him. These are baseless rumours. People draw these theories because we are doing a few movies together. There’s nothing between us.”

Actress Sindhu Menon Married To Her Love Prabhu!

Actress Sindu Menon of ‘Badrachalam’ and ‘Chandamama’ fame had tied the knot to London based bussines man Prabhu on 25th, April at Bangalore. The actress is said to be in love with him from past 4 years. Only few relatives attended the wedding event while the reception that was held at the Bowring Club, MG Road, Bangalore was graced by few film celebrities. Even the media was not invited for the wedding.

Being a Keralite, Sindu Menon acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films. The actress is currently doing a flick in Telugu, titled ‘Subhadra’.

Buzz About Ram Charan!

Ram Charan Teja who has been quite busy from long time in ‘Orange’ schedules at Australia is now at Hyderabad for a week. Ram Charan will be staying for a week in Hyderabad to re-shoot few scenes of the Tamil version of ‘Magadheera’ which is slated for its release in the month of June. The comedy track on Magadheera will be re-shooted. The actor is also here for the launch of his new flick in this week’s time.

‘Orange’ is being directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar which has Genelia and Shazahn Padamsee as the female leads. The movie is being produced by Anjana productions with K.Naga Babu as producer.

Venkatesh’s ‘Chandramukhi-2’ Launched!

Venkatesh latest film, Chandramukhi 2 which is the remake of Kannada block-buster hit, Apta Rakshaka, has been launched today formally at Ramanaidu studios. The movie is being directed by P.Vasu and is being produced by Bellamkonda Suresh.

Director Puri Jagannath has tapped the sound board for the muhurat shot which was picturised on Venkatesh. Director V V Vinayak also graced at the event. ‘Nagamalli’ is the title being considered by the film-makers.

The film has five heroines, Anushka, Kamalinee Mukharjee, Richa Gangapodhyay and Poonam Kaur while the other heroine is yet to be confirmed. The shooting of the film will begin from end of May.

“All is Well Between Me and NTR”: Dil Raju

Rumors are milling in the industry that there is some clash between Dil Raju and Jr,NTR and that was the reason Dil Raju not attending his engagement function. Now, the latest buzz is that NTR is not showing much interest in ‘Dil’ Raju’s ‘Brindavanam’ and is focusing on only ‘Shakti’.

Dil Raju denying these rumors and is saying that there is no cold war running between him and NTR.

“Prakash is playing a crucial role in ‘Brindavanam’ and he’s also the producer for Nagarjuna’s ‘Payanam’ in Tamil. And as such he’s not available for obvious reasons. Hence, we have postponed the schedule”, says Dil Raju.

Namo Venkatesa Celebrating 100 Days!

Victory Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmanandam’s comedy entertainer ‘Namo Venkatesa’ under Sreenu Vaitla’s direction had celebrated 100 days of its run successfully. The unit had a get-together function at Jayabheri Club in Hyderabad. Victory, Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmanandam, director Sreenu Vaitla, music director Devisri Prasad, cameraman Prasad Murella and others graced the function.

Dr D Rama Naidu who is the chief guest of the function, presented the100 days shields to the unit members such as Venkatesh, Trisha, Brahmanandam, Sreenu Vaitla, Devisri Prasad and producer Gopichand Achanta while, Venkatesh and Sreenu Vytla handed the shields to all the technicians.

The producers of the film thanked hero Venkatesh and D.Suresh Babu for making their banner’s (14 Reels Entertainment) first venture a grand success.